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February 2009 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

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Wayne Emmet was a soldier in World War II.
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m. Fern Bebetta Benning, July 27, 1947

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BirthBirth — 1925
5 August 1925
South Sioux City, Nebraska, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - South Sioux City, Nebraska
Name: Wayne Bobier
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Birth
Place: Nebraska
Father's Birth
Place: Nebraska
Mother's Birth
Place: Iowa
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 6
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George W Bobier Head Male 38 Nebraska
Nettie Bobier Wife Female 37 Iowa
Stella Bobier Daughter Female 16 Nebraska
Merle Bobier Son Male 12 Nebraska
Nettie Bobier Daughter Female 9 Nebraska
Wayne Bobier Son Male 5 Nebraska
Cecil Bobier Son Male 0 Nebraska
Albert Dewolf Son-in-law Male 20 Nebraska
Georgie Dewolf Daughter Female 18 Nebraska
Annabelle Dewolf Granddaughter Female 0 Nebraska
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 - South Sioux City, Nebraska
Name: Wayne Bobier
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, South Sioux City, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth
Place: Nebraska
Birth Year (Estimated): 1926
Last Place of
Residence: Same Place
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Bobier Head Male 49 Nebraska
Nettie Bobier Wife Female 48 Iowa
Merril Bobier Son Male 22 Nebraska
Wayne Bobier Son Male 14 Nebraska
Cecil Bobier Son Male 10 Nebraska
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
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NAVY VETERAN - WW2
SHIPS COOK 3RD CLASS

Wayne Emmett Bobier was born on August 15, 1925 in South Sioux City, NE to Nettie (Strong) and George Bobier. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Ship’s Cook Third Class. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he moved to Sioux Falls, where he met Fern Bernetta Benning, whom he married on July 27, 1947. To this union, a son, was born on June 16, 1955.

Wayne was employed by Farmland Industries as a warehouse worker from 1959 until his retirement in 1987. He played drums in his family’s dance band, 'Larry and the Rhythmairs,' while Fern played the bass guitar and Larry played the accordion. Wayne enjoyed the simple things in life, nothing fancy, and always had a smile on his face.

Wayne was preceded in death by his wife on October 9, 2008, his parents, three
Sister: s and two
Brother: s.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, February 23rd at Miller Funeral Home, 13th & Main Ave. A memorial visitation with the
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Woodlawn Cemetery Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA

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DeathDeath — 2009
February 2009
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
He died at the age of 83.
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Woodlawn Cemetery Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
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